The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 2015.

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Latter-day Saints are accustomed to hearing General Authorities referred to with their middle initials. This quick quiz will test your knowledge of the names behind the initials of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

And if you want to know a little history behind when and why we started referring to Church leaders with their initials, check out this article: When and why did we start using middle initials in Church leaders’ names?

Look over these names and initials, and then scroll down to see each leader’s full name:

Names with Initials

Russell M. Nelson
Dallin H. Oaks
Henry B. Eyring
M. Russell Ballard
Jeffrey R. Holland
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
David A. Bednar
Quentin L. Cook
D. Todd Christofferson
Neil L. Andersen
Ronald A. Rasband
Gary E. Stevenson
Dale G. Renlund
Gerrit W. Gong
Ulisses Soares

Full Names

Russell Marion Nelson
Dallin Harris Oaks
Henry Bennion Eyring
Melvin Russell Ballard
Jeffrey Roy Holland
Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf
David Allan Bednar
Quentin LaMar Cook
David Todd Christofferson
Neil Linden Andersen
Ronald Anderson Rasband
Gary Evan Stevenson
Dale Gunnar Renlund
Gerrit Walter Gong
Ulisses Soares

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